FARMINGTON — The public hearing for the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Modification of the Condor 1 and Condor 2 military airspace operations areas used by the 104th Fighter Wing, Mass. ANG will be held, Saturday, Nov. 14, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the University of Maine, Farmington. Previously, the ANG extended the public comment period until Jan. 1, 2010.

This hearing is an opportunity for the public to state their views on the ANG’s proposed change to Condor flight space which would drop flight levels from 7,000 to 500 feet in military operation areas used for training by the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in Westfield, Mass. The Condor spaces cover portions of Franklin, Oxford, Piscataquis and Somerset counties in Maine and part of Coos County in New Hampshire.

The draft EIS can be viewed online at (http://www.maine.gov/mdot/angcondor/index.htm) or at the public libraries in Rangeley, Rumford, Monson, Bingham and Pittsburg, N.H.

Anyone wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. Comments can be submitted via mail, e-mail, or telephone. To ensure consideration, ensure that comments are received by Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 by Lt Col Mike Milord, National Guard Bureau Public Affairs, Jefferson Plaza 1, 1411 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Ste 11200, Arlington, Va. 20222, or via e-mail mike.milord1@us.army.mil; or by calling 703-607- 2780, and via fax 703-607-3680.